VEDX
Kharagpur Airport / Kalaikunda Air Force Station
Small airport
0.0 km
KHARAGPUR
West Bengal · INDIA (IN) · 22.34°N / 87.33°E
28
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 1,266,976
Kharagpur is a city in India with a population of 219,665. It sits at 22.34/87.33, runs on Asia/Kolkata, is 9 km from Medinīpur.
Population
219,665
Place Type
Populated Place
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
All facts
- Country
- India
- Subdivision
- West Bengal
- Coords
- 22.34°N / 87.33°E
- UTC offset
- +5.5
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
Universities
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
iitkgp.ernet.in
FAQ
- What is the population of Kharagpur?
- 219,665 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Kharagpur in?
- Asia/Kolkata.
- Which country is Kharagpur in?
- India (IN).
- Which airport serves Kharagpur?
- Kharagpur Airport / Kalaikunda Air Force Station (VEDX).
- How far is Kharagpur from New Delhi?
- About 1,231 km.
- Does Kharagpur have a university?
- Yes. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
- What languages are spoken in India?
- English.
- What currency is used in India?
- Indian Rupee.
- How many cities are in India?
- 7,016 on record.
- Which admin region is Kharagpur in?
- West Bengal.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1266976
{
"data": {
"id": 1266976,
"name": "Kharagpur",
"ascii_name": "Kharagpur",
"country_code": "IN",
"population": 219665,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Asia/Kolkata",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPL",
"latitude": 22.33971,
"longitude": 87.32501
}
}
Context
- 1.4x the population of Medinīpur.
- 9 km from Medinīpur.
- Same timezone (Asia/Kolkata) as 7,013 other cities in India.